travel
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One hears about the dreadful expense occurred by the nobles who played host to various monarchs. But grand houses weren’t the only destinations for our perambulating kings and queens. For instance, in January 1398, on his way to Parliament in Shrewsbury, Richard II travelled with his young French wife, five dukes, four earls, three bishops,…
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A friend in America sent me the following article, by Christopher Ingraham of the Washington Post. Having just been researching the ancient route from Paris to Lyon, as it was in the late 14th century, I found it very interesting to think that the routes and places chosen by the Romans all those centuries ago, are…
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If you like walking, Richard III, Middleham Castle and horses, this is the thing for you. Get out your walking gear…!
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Whilst visiting Norwich to see the Whitefriars plaque to Lady Eleanor Talbot, Richard’s sister-in-law, in Tomblands near the Cathedral, I happened to take lunch in a particular hostelry, the Glass House. It is principally named for the city’s stained glass industry and various panels, also commemorate the author Harriet Martineau, the rebel Robert Kett, Cotman…
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The Travels of Leo of Rozmital in the 15th century are fascinating, and if you register (free) for a virtual library card here you can read about them for 14 days. You can access up to five books all told. Between 1465 and 1467 Leo (a Bohemian nobleman and celebrated jouster who died this day in…
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I have just learned of another site that allows one to see a local area in maps past and present. Interesting, and worth bookmarking. Only West of England at the moment, as far as I can see. Let’s hope the rest of the country is eventually given the same coverage. The illustration shows the part of Gloucester…
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So where exactly is “Orwell”?
Christopher Jones, Christopher Newport, Edmund Earl of Kent, Emma Lady Hamilton, Essex, Felixstowe, Harwich, Harwich Society, Horatio Nelson, Ipswich, Isabella de Valois, Jamestown, John Cromwell, Kathryn Warner, landing, maps, Orwell, pubs, River Orwell, River Stour, Roger Mortimer, Samuel Pepys, Shotley Peninsula, Suffolk, Three CupsHarwich Town station is the end of the line, a twenty-five minute ride from Manningtree and the north-eastern extremity of Essex. As you cross the main road from the station car park, turning left takes you past a series of old buildings with Harwich Society plaques amid a modern setting. Some of these commemorate people such…
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There are events taking place in Leicester this month, but I have extracted the following from here, because it concerns Richard. :- “Heritage Open Days – across Leicester – Thurs, Sept 6- Sun, Sept 9 and Thurs, Sept 13 – Sun, Sept 16 “As part of a national initiative, Leicester’s heritage buildings, parks, universities, businesses, creative…
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According to Anthony Goodman’s John of Gaunt: The Exercise of Princely Power in Fourteenth-Century Europe… “At his [Gaunt’s] manor of Daventry (Northants) there was the John O’ Gaunt Motel…” I had no idea Gaunt was so ahead of his time! (And yes, I’ve taken the quote out of context.)
The New Murrey and Blue blog 